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Review Date: 9/27/2005
Helpful Score: 1
Winner of the 1998 Booker Prize. very well written novella about two "old" friends who have a major falling out. A very enjoyable read.
Review Date: 10/6/2005
Helpful Score: 1
This is a lot more than just another mother/daughter relationship story.
Review Date: 9/27/2005
Helpful Score: 1
Great insight into the life of Julia Child. I grew up watching her and reading this book gave me a good idea of who she really was.
Review Date: 10/6/2005
Helpful Score: 6
A great look at a complex family. This is not your typical dysfunctional family story. This is a perfect book group discussion type book.
Review Date: 11/25/2005
Predictable but well written.
Review Date: 8/30/2006
Excellent!
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children
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Review Date: 9/30/2005
This book contains practical, realistic information and advice about parenting in today's world. I believe it useful for Jewish as well as non-Jewish families. Well written, well reasearched and an enjoyable read. There is a great reference section at the end containing many other useful resources and books.
Review Date: 9/30/2005
Helpful Score: 5
An entertaining look at yuppy culture.
You've seen them: They sip double-tall, nonfat lattes, chat on cell phones, and listen to NPR while driving their immaculate SUVs to Pottery Barn to shop for $48 titanium spatulas. They tread down specialty cheese aisles in top-of-the-line hiking boots and think nothing of laying down $5 for an olive-wheatgrass muffin. They're the bourgeois bohemians--"Bobos"--an unlikely blend of mainstream culture and 1960s-era counterculture that, according to David Brooks, represents both America's present and future: "These Bobos define our age. They are the new establishment. Their hybrid culture is the atmosphere we all breathe. Their status codes now govern social life." Amusing stereotypes aside, they're an "elite based on brainpower" and merit rather than pedigree or lineage: "Dumb good-looking people with great parents have been displaced by smart, ambitious, educated, and antiestablishment people with scuffed shoes."
You've seen them: They sip double-tall, nonfat lattes, chat on cell phones, and listen to NPR while driving their immaculate SUVs to Pottery Barn to shop for $48 titanium spatulas. They tread down specialty cheese aisles in top-of-the-line hiking boots and think nothing of laying down $5 for an olive-wheatgrass muffin. They're the bourgeois bohemians--"Bobos"--an unlikely blend of mainstream culture and 1960s-era counterculture that, according to David Brooks, represents both America's present and future: "These Bobos define our age. They are the new establishment. Their hybrid culture is the atmosphere we all breathe. Their status codes now govern social life." Amusing stereotypes aside, they're an "elite based on brainpower" and merit rather than pedigree or lineage: "Dumb good-looking people with great parents have been displaced by smart, ambitious, educated, and antiestablishment people with scuffed shoes."
Review Date: 9/27/2005
A very light entertaining read.
Review Date: 12/6/2005
Read this for a book club. If not for that, I don't think I ever would have gotten through it. However, once done...well worth the time. A midwestern mom tries to bring her family home for the holidays.
Divided Lives: The Public and Private Struggles of Three Accomplished Women
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Review Date: 10/6/2005
A well written must read for women trying to balance it all.
Review Date: 12/15/2005
Helpful Score: 5
I enjoy reading Pete Hamill's novels. This memoir is a good insight into his background and explains where he got some of his ideas. If you enjoy Pete Hamill, you'll enjoy this read.
Review Date: 10/6/2005
Helpful Score: 4
A book to bring to the beach. Light and a good insight into some interesting characters.
Review Date: 2/23/2006
One of Hamill's best.
Galileo's Daughter : A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love
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Review Date: 9/30/2005
Helpful Score: 4
This book is beautifully written. I had a hard time getting through the technical scientific stuff.
Review Date: 12/6/2005
Another Amy Tan winner!
Review Date: 9/27/2005
I read this one awhile ago. A funny, touching memoir. It was on the NY Times bestseller list for forever. You won't be sorry.
Review Date: 9/27/2005
A fun, quick read.
Review Date: 9/30/2005
Helpful Score: 1
Jones is a great writer and an excellent storyteller.
Review Date: 10/6/2005
Wow! One of the best books I've ever read.
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